About 25, 000 expatriates now live in Chengdu and a number of them are English teachers. They all have stories of teaching English in the city, and here you can share their experiences, as reported by staff from GoChengdu, a local online provider of information about the city of Chengdu.

Story of Twin Brothers from Iran

Hello, I am Arash Yekrangi, from Iran. My twin brother, Aryan Yekrangi, and I study and work in Chengdu at the moment. We can speak Persian, my mother tongue, Chinese, English and German, and this helps us get a job as English teachers in Chengdu — I teach kids while Aryan teaches adults.

Chengdu people are friendly and open-minded, and we have many friends in the city. My brother and I often have parties with our friends (many of them are friends to both of us) on weekends. It’s a delight to have friends of different cultural backgrounds in Chengdu, eating, drinking and talking about interesting things.

Most interestingly, it happens time and again that, during the talks, our friends would suddenly stop and say, “sorry, I’m not talking to Arash/Aryan? You brothers look the same!”

Having lived in Chengdu for several years, I understand why the city is often referred to as the “Land of Abundance” —both on the respects of natural endowment and cultural heritage. We both enjoy our life here and are looking forward to exploring more in this city.

An old Chengdu saying goes, “Sunny days are rare, but teahouses are abundant”. Teahouses have played diverse social roles in the history of Chengdu. Locals are passionate about going to tea houses — not only for tea, snacks, and entertainment, but also for social gatherings and business meetings

May 20, 2014

Chengdu has earned itself the nickname "Country of Heaven" or "The Land of Abundance" due to its leisure lifestyle and temperate climate. It's the provincial capital of Sichuan Province in southwest China and the 4th largest city in China. As its name implies, "Chengdu" means to become a capital or successful city. It has enough reasons to make you have an unending love affair with this city.